Resilient Ruud, Russia's resolute Rublev run riot; robust Rune routs Ramos-Vinolas as Ostapenko sails

Defending Barcelona Openchampion Casper Ruud sailed into the last 16 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Daniel Elahi Galan on Tuesday.

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The world number IO, targeting his first trophy of the season, blew away his Colombian opponent hitting 25 winners and without facing a break point.

Norwegian Ruud put heavy pressure on Galan's serve before securing the only break of the first set in the loth game.

In the second set Ruud broke for a 4-2 lead and served it out.

Earlier France's Arthur Fils beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(8/6), 6-3, while last year's runnerup Stefanos Tsitsipas crushed giant American Reilly Opelka 6-2, 6-2.

Later Tuesday Carlos Alcaraz, who won the Monte Carlo Masters title last Sunday, faces American Ethan Quinn in the first round.

Earlier, world number eight Andrey Rublev cruised into the Barcelona Open last 16 with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Jesper De Jong on Monday.

The Russian has been in poor form of late with just one win in his previous four singles events, but made light work of 94th-ranked De Jong.

Rublev, who recently hired former world number one Marat Safin as his coach, was broken in the fifth game but won the other six to claim the first set with ease.